Suddenly the lips of the thing quivered and I clearly heard it say 'Go back home. You still have time to save your wife and daughter.

I got my first shock when I touched the doll. It felt warm .. like the warmth of a living body.

As I rang her school's number, my worst fears seemed to come true. The class teacher said that Isha had not turned up that day.

Suddenly something crawled up her legs .. pairs of tiny feet scurried past her thighs .. waist; pulling along a thick, rough weight of fur.

The ankles and boots stood still now. Seconds seemed like hours as the only sound which could be heard were his heartbeats.